Hi everyone~ It's Cat the Author~ This time I've got a Fullmetal Alchemist story for this site~ Yay~ I've actually been working on this for years since the original show was made, so there should be daily updates until I get to the part I haven't finished yet. No OC requests this time, since you'd have to wait too long for an OC to actually show up. I might ask for cameos, but if they are unneeded, then you're out of luck. Anyways, this story takes place when Scar is on the loose. Although I've changed the plot so that Ed had already visited Briggs HQ as well. So... This story will be very different from the original plot, a sort of side-story if you will. It'll still fit in with the plot of the original story, as the ending will probably be one you'd never expect. Also, I've made a few interesting changes to alchemy. There are several branches of alchemy now. Oh and I DON'T OWN FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST! The original story belongs to Hiromu Arakawa. However, I do own this idea, and any stories similar are either copies of mine or just coincidence.

So... Enjoy the chapter before I end up being charged with the murder of all the viewers reading my very boring little note here~

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BOOM! The explosion of a building rang in my ears. The wind made my short golden hair flail wildly.

"Just go and blow up the entire city!" I yelled sarcastically, glaring at a teenage man, whom had dark, blue short hair. He was trying to keep bombing the city with his explosive alchemy, while also trying not to burn his expensive looking black cape. My name is Sora Kogane, a State Alchemist! My enemy, Tsugoke, is the big bad wolf of the scene at the moment.

"I might just do that!" he replied.

He was running towards my direction. I sighed and clapped my hands together and touched the ground with the palms of my hands. It was how I, the Tigerwing Alchemist, used alchemy. Using alchemy, I trapped Tsugoke in a small rock cage.

"I got you now!" I said in a confident tone. He laughed,

"Did you forget my ability?" Using his explosive alchemy, he escaped my clutches.

"You cannot cage me!" he shouted valiantly. I scowled and tried to destroy the bracelets he used to create explosions. Using my alchemy, I changed the ground into spikes that aimed for his bracelets. I had managed to at least create a scratch onto the bracelets, as he was very quick! Tsugoke was as quick as a mouse, scurrying about. When I turned, I could see reinforcements coming. A black-haired man wearing a royal blue military jacket had just stepped into the battlefield.

Finally!, I thought. It was the Flame Alchemist!

"The Flame Alchemist, Colonel Roy Mustang…" Tsugoke murmured to himself.

I remember the day I first met him. However, that's a story for another day. Tsugoke started to run away towards a fountain, it had the design of a star with a paw print on it, with wings and a tail sprouting from the star. Small triangle shaped ears were also part of the design, coming out of the top of the star. I knew he was going to attempt to make it explode and make the Colonel's gloves wet. When they were wet, he couldn't use his fire alchemy since the gloves acted as his transmutation circles and they were needed to ignite the air for the flames. So, I quickly spread out my wings.

Oh yea… I have a bit of a story to tell about that… Well, the first time I heard of alchemy, was at the age of four. My parents were long gone already. The only person I had left, was my brother. He was studying to be a doctor, so that he could save lives. He was six at that time, and as the years went by, he was slowly dying. He was always a weak boy, and was always sick. His name was Azure, named after his beautiful azure eyes. He caught a horrible disease, one that couldn't be cured. Azure died so young, at the age of nine. I was only seven when he died. During the years he studied medicine, I studied alchemy. I came across human transmutation, a way to bring the dead back to life. I told my brother that he shouldn't worry if someone died as he was taking care of them. I would use alchemy to call back their soul. I completely forgot about the law of equivalent exchange. It was the basic and most important law of life, equivalent exchange. In order to obtain, something of equal value must be lost. So, when I attempted human transmutation, which was alchemy's greatest taboo, I tried to bring my brother back to life. Even as I tried, the result was not even human. What did I give up, you ask? Well, I had my normal life stripped away. Two animals had accidentally touched the transmutation circle. A golden cat and bird. I gained the cat's claws, ears, tail and fangs, as well as the bird's wings. My old life, I could never live again. I was forever a chimera, something that had multiple attributes of animals. For example, a lion and a crocodile, or a human and a dog. Anyways, back to the present.

I flew over to Tsugoke and tried to whack him away from the fountain, but he ducked and destroyed the fountain. Water rained down and just before the fountain was destroyed the Colonel snapped his fingers and created a fireball aiming for Tsugoke. Because of the water though, the flame turned into a mist almost like a smoke screen and Tsugoke got away. He grabbed a few of my sharp feathers though, probably to use as grenades for future attacks. When the mist cleared, he was gone.
"Dang it! " I said, a little frustrated. My right wing was bleeding from where he grabbed my feathers, so I decided to land.
"Are you alright, Tigerwing?" the Colonel asked me.
I nodded and hid my wings.
"It's too bad he got away." Lieutenant Hawkeye sighed.
"Tigerwing, it seems that for now you should stay in hiding." Colonel Mustang said.
I nodded and asked, "Where should I hide?"
He thought for a bit, and then replied, "With the Fullmetal Alchemist."
He gave me an address, and told me to report to HQ for a little while, to get a bodyguard to get to the address. It was in Central, but in one of the deeper parts than where I'm familiar with. That's when I heard HIS voice... "Of course I'll protect her! She's an important alchemist!" The voice of Major Armstrong resounded through the entire HQ... I heard him coming in my direction, and... I made a mad dash for the door. The Colonel caught me running and asked,

"Where are you going, Tigerwing?" I turned and looked at him, and sweat-dropped.

"Um.. Nowhere?" I replied. Major Armstrong walked over and exclaimed,

"There you are! Let us hurry through the dark alleys and pass the mysterious houses!"

I could almost cry.

"Good luck, Tigerwing!"

the Colonel shouted, as the Major and I were leaving.

"Thanks!" I shouted, adding, 'I'll need it...', silently. He practically dragged me all the way to the address. Oh, the address led to a hotel that the Fullmetal Alchemist was staying in. We eventually reached our destination, and I entered the hotel. The hotel owner greeted me with a friendly hello.

Major led me towards the room the the Fullmetal Alchemist was staying in, and I entered it. When I entered, I could see a small boy, who looked about my age. (I'm 15, in case you're wondering.) He had golden hair and eyes, just like me, and he looked at me, questioningly.

"Ah, Major! It's nice to see you." the boy said, to Major. Major replied,

"It's wonderful to see you as well, Edward."

"Oh, that's right! Hello! Colonel Mustang told me to stay with you." I said, looking a little embarrassed. The boy sighed,

"So, the Colonel decides to dump more things to do on me? Like to take care of a little girl?" I instantly glared at him.

"Don't call me little! Damn it!" I shouted.

He looked a little surprised, but then he smiled.

"Anyways, I'm the Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric. You are..?" he asked, smiling. I said,

"I'm Sora Kogane, the Tigerwing Alchemist! Nice to meet you!"

Edward nodded, taking out his hand and offering a handshake. I immediately reached out and grabbed his hand, but instead of shaking it, I tossed him across the room.

"That's for calling me little!" I screamed. Major Armstrong laughed and exclaimed with that powerful voice of his,

"I'll leave you two to get to know each other!" And with that, he was gone. Edward got up, and screamed back,

"Well, it's true!" I scowled and gritted my teeth.
"Anyway, you should meet everyone who lives here before throwing people! Al! Get over here! We have a guest!" he shouted, calling over someone. I wondered who it could have been. That's when I heard the noises of something hollow and metallic walk over to us. I perked my ears up, but not too much, as I didn't know if I could trust this boy yet. I had put the hood of my coat on before entering, as I didn't want to give away my chimera identity. The only ones who knew about it were Tsugoke, Colonel Mustang, Major Armstrong, Lieutenant Hawkeye, and a few others. Anyway, the noises gradually increased as it got closer and closer. I finally found the source of the noise. It came from a hollow suit of armor... That walked! I was confused. The Colonel never said anything about this.

"That suit of armor is empty, isn't it?" I asked Ed. He seemed really surprised.

"How did you-?" he started. I replied,

"Well, from hearing those noises, it's sort of easy to tell.." The suit of armor walked over to me. "Hello there! You're really impressive! I never would have thought you'd be able to guess, unless we told you! Anyways, you must be the guest that my brother was talking about. I'm Al! Edward's younger brother." the suit of armor spoke. He had such a childish voice.

"Well, my name is Sora Kogane, the Tigerwing Alchemist. I came under the orders of Colonel Mustang. Nice to meet you, Al." I said, bringing out my hand for a handshake. Al greeted me with one and told me to sit down on the couch. I nodded, taking the offer. Ed just stood there, dumbfounded.

"Um.. Ed? Do you mind telling me about what happened to Al?" I asked, looking at him. He sighed and thought for a little bit. There was an odd silence, until Ed broke it with one word.

"Fine." He walked over by me and sat down on the couch, looking at me intensely.
"You have to promise not to tell anyone. The only people who know about this are my brother and I, Lieutenant Hawkeye, Colonel Mustang, and a few others in the military. We can all trust them though. Can I trust you?" Ed asked, his eyes filled with a determined look. I nodded, giving him a look of determination also. Ed looked at Al, as if for approval, and Al nodded.

"Alright, this all happened when our mother died. She died from an unknown disease and depression, from after our father left the house to go somewhere. He never came back. We wanted to see her smile again...

"So, we trained with a lady, who became our teacher, and the thing we trained in was alchemy. Our father was a brilliant alchemist, so he always had these thick books at home. Al and I would read them. One time, we came across 'human transmutation'. I'm sure you've heard of it," he said, looking at me. I nodded.

"Alchemy's greatest taboo, right?" I replied. He nodded and continued,

"We tried it. We tried to bring our mother back to life. We failed, and at what cost? My brother's entire body, and my left leg. In order to bond Al's soul to that armor, I sacrificed my right arm."
He swallowed, and Al looked down onto the floor. Silence filled the room once again, and this time it was a cold, and unsettling silence. I spoke with a small voice,

"You two must have been through a lot." Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"I'll go get it, brother!" Al declared, and he walked over to the door. Major Armstrong was at the door.

"Edward, Sora, the Colonel wants to see you. I have to be your escort since Tsugoke and Scar are still on the loose." he whispered.
That's right! I forgot about Scar! Well, he's this Ishbalan survivor of the Ishbalan Massacre, and he's full of revenge. He wants to get rid of all of the State Alchemists, since they were the main cause so many Ishbalans died. He's known as Scar, for the large x-shaped scar on his face. You want to know why there was a massacre? I'll tell you later! Now, isn't the time! Ed looked at me and I shrugged. We got our things and started to walk to the HQ. Al came along too. When we finally reached the HQ, after a long walk of listening to Major's very boring stories, Ed sighed, with a look of disgust on his face.

"I hate coming here to see the Colonel.." he muttered. I sighed and replied,

"We had better go anyway. He's going to get pissed off, you know." He sighed again and nodded. We started up the stairs and entered the large building. We nodded at a few soldiers who walked past, but my eyes saw a look of guilt on one of their faces. If I remember correctly, his name was Frank Archer. I looked at him as we walked past with a stare, but turned my attention to the Colonel's door.

MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MOE (Jap for 'cuteness') MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW

So.. How was it? It was bad wasn't it? I apologize that this story sucks, and I also apologize for not updating my Huntik story. I have had writer's block for sometime now, and with a hurricane on the way, I'm having even more trouble. *sigh* I guess I'll try to continue that, but for now, cope with this stupid story.

Please review~

Sora: It'll make me happy~

Ed: And make us taller!

Cat the Author: Please just review and ignore those two idiots.